Best budget GPS devices
- — 16 November, 2010 15:20
Now has never been a better time to buy a GPS navigation device.
Spending less doesn't mean your navigation experience will be an inferior one — aside from giving you turn-by-turn directions, even the cheapest GPS units will allow you to locate points of interest (POIs), save your favourite locations and explore new places. The main differences between a budget GPS unit and a high-end one are generally unnecessary add-ons like Bluetooth hands-free capabilities, live traffic information, MP3 playback and FM transmitters.
We've rounded-up our favourite budget GPS units on the market from Garmin, TomTom, Navman and Navigon.
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TomTom Start 10
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Garmin nuvi 1260
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TomTom ONE 140 IQ Routes Edition
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Garmin nuvi 1250
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Navman EZY30
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Navigon 1400
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Navman MY30
The TomTom Start 10 has spoken street names, an EasyPort mount system, IQ Routes technology and now includes advanced lane guidance. Its screen is a little small and entering text requires a firm press, but this GPS is easy to use and functional.
- Review Date:
- Reviewer:
- Manufacturer:
- 15th Nov., 2010
- Ross Catanzariti
- TomTom
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- Price:
- $ 179.00
- Pros:
- Ease of use, EasyPort mount, speed and red light camera alerts, advanced lane guidance
- Cons:
- IQ Routes still prefers main roads, route recalculation is a little sluggish, no Australian text-to-speech voice, no included AC adapter
